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| Title: | | War and relatedness  |
| Authors: | | Spolaore, Enrico Wacziarg , Romain |
| Issue Date: | | 2009 |
| Series/Report no.: | | CESifo working paper 2696 |
| Abstract: | | We develop a theory of interstate conflict in which the degree of genealogical relatedness between populations has a positive effect on their conflict propensities because more closely related populations, on average, tend to interact more and develop more disputes over sets of common issues. We examine the empirical relationship between the occurrence of interstate conflicts and the degree of relatedness between countries, showing that populations that are genetically closer are more prone to go to war with each other, even after controlling for a wide set of measures of geographic distance and other factors that affect conflict, including measures of trade and democracy. |
| Subjects: | | conflict genetic distance common issues rival issues |
| JEL: | | D74 F51 F59 H56 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | CESifo Working Papers, CESifo Group Munich
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